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JACOB J. `KLEIN', 0F KEARNEY; NEBRASKA.

CLOSET.

Speoication of Letters Patent.

Patented May 19, 1914.

Application tiled January 14, 1913. Serial No. 742,075.

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le it known that I, JAcon J. KLEIN, a citizen ot the United States residing at Kearney, in the county of Biifl'zalo and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Closets, of which the following is a s ecilicntion.

This invention re ates to closets and while the [.nnciples of the invention may be ein'- bodied in closets of various types, a dry closet is here shown.

Itis one aini of the invention to provide, iii a closet, inenns for feeding a perforated sheet across the/seat opening so that clean und sanitary portions ot' the sheet will be successively brought into position above the seat und incidentally the invention coiiteinplates providing at one side of the seat, a storage compartment for the roll of paper and at the other side of the seat a receiving compartment into which the used portion of the sheet is fed.

Another aim of the invention is to provide in a structure sueltas above brietly described, means for automatically feeding the paper across the seat as the cover for the sent is moved to open position.

The invention also contemplates the provision of means for automatically returning the'cover to closed position as the person using the closet arises from the seat.

In connection with tli'e closet there is einploved a disinfectant reservoir so arranged as to discharge into the hop er of the closet und the invention contenip ates the provision of means for antoinatically feeding disinfectant from the hopper as the seat is moved from one to the other of its positions.

Inthe accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspectiveyiew of the .closet embodying tie present invention; Fig. 2 1s a vertical transverse sectional view therethrough; the cover being shown in closed position; Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken in a plane from front to rear; Fig. 4 is a vertieal front to rcar sectional view on the line 4 t of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the cover and its associated parts Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view of a ortion of the seat; Fi 7 is a similar view i ustrating the manner 1n which the seat section shown in Fig. 6 is mounted; Fi 8 is a plan view of a portion of the per orated paper strip fed across the seat of the closet.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawings by the suine re ference characters.

As above stated, a storage compartment is arranged at one side of the seat and hopper of the closet and a receiving compart nient is arranged at the opposite side t ier-3- of and the first of these compartments is indicated in general by the reference character A und the second by the reference character B. Both compartments are preferably of box-like forni and are supported upon legs 1 and the compartment A includes side walls 2 and 3, the wall 2 being resented to ward the com iartinent B an the wall 3 being providet with a door opening and a door 4 which when opened permits ot' the introduction into the com artment of a roll of the perforated paper w ich is tobedrawn or fed over the closet seat. The roll is indicated at 5 and is Wound upon a roller 6 fitted at one end in a bearing 7 in the forward end wall of the compartment and seated at its other end in an o en bearing 8 arranged iipon the rear wal of the compartment. The roller 6 carries a ratchet 9 engaged by a paw] 10 which is designed to prevent backward rotation. The compartments A and B have a common top indicated at 11 and this top serves not only to close the upper ends of the compartments but also to properly space the same and at its portion which extends between the compartments, is formed with an opening 12 cut in from its forward side and arranged to expose the closet seat when the cover of the closet is in open position. A false top 13 is arranged beneath the top 11 in the manner shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings and is formed with an opening 14 corresponding iii contour to the opening 12. The false top 13 projects at its ends into the two compartments A and B and as shown in said figure is spaced a slight distance below the top 11 so that the paper drawn from the roll 5 may pass between the said tops 11 and 13.

As illustrated in Fig. 8 of the drawings the paper coinprisin the roll 5 is formed at intervals in its lengt i with openings 15 and as will be presently made clear, these openings are designed to register with the opening in the closet seat as successive portions of the length of the roll are drawn over the se C The receiving compartment B into which the paper is deposited after bein used, has one of its side walls indicated y the numeral 16 presented toward'the wall 2 of the compartment A and its other side wall provided with a door o ening 17 normally closed by af door 18 which, however, may be opened to permit of the removal of the accumulated soiled paper deposited within the compartment.

Jourualed for rotation within the compart B, in bearin s upon the forward and rear end walls t ereof is a roller 19, a similar roller beine` journaled above the roller 19 and having its surface in contact therewith. The roller 19 carries pinions 21 and gears 22, a set of these pinions and gears being located adjacent each end of the roller. The roller 20 carries pinions 23 which mesh with the pinions 21 upon the roller 19 so that the rollers rotate in unison when rotative movement is imparted to the gears 22.

The cover of the closet is indicated by the numeral 24 and is slidably mounted upon the upper surface of the top 11 as shown in Fig. 2 and this cover is provided with spaced laterally projecting racks 25 which mesh with the gears 22 at the ends of the roller 19. A handle 26 is rovided upon the cover 24 and when tiis handle is grasped and the cover is slid to the right, in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the racks 25 riding over the ars 22 will serve to rotate these gears and lmpart corresponding movement to the roller 19. The gears 22 are not fixed upon the roller 19 but are clutched with thls roller when rotated in one direction, by a pawl and ratchet -device indicated in general at 27, they being free to rotate in an opposite direction upon the roller so that upon return movement of the rack bars 25, backward rotative movement will not be imparted to the rollers '19 and 20.

Tt will be apparent by referring to Fig. 2 that the sheet fed from the roll is passed between the rollers 19 and 20 and is drawn by the rotation of'these rollers, between the top sections 11 and 13 and deposited in the receiving compartment' B.

section 13 and exten s between the adjacent side walls 2 and 16 of the compartments A and B and is formed with an opening 29 located beneath the openin s 12 and 14. An annular plate 30 is secure upon the upper surface of the shelf 28 and surrounds the opening 29 therein and this plate is formed at intervals with upstandng lugs 31 upon which are fittedthe lower ends of springs 32. The upper ends of these springs fit over lugs 33 formed at intervals 1n an annular plate 84 which' is in'this manner yieldably supported for vertical movement above the plate 30. An annular rim 35, of wood or other suitable material, is secured upon the upper side of the plate 34 and constitutes the seat proper.

It will be apparent by reference to Figs. 2 and 3 that aper from the roll 5 is drawn above the rim 35 and that the openings in this sheet are arranged to register successively with the opening in said rim. The object in view in yieldably supporting the upper section of the seat will presently be made apparent.

Connected to the cover 24 is a cable or other flexible element 36 which .is trained over a pulley 37 arranged at the adjacent end 0f the top 11 and a weight 38 is connected to the end of this cable and acts to return the cover 24 to closed position after it has been moved to open position andv released. t

It is of course expedient that some means be provided for holding the cover 24 in open position during the time the closet is in use and for this purpose two pawls 39 are mounted within recesses 40 1n the underside of the cover 24 and are arranged, when the cover is in open position, to engage against stops 41 upon the upper face of the top 11. The awls 89 are mounted upon a rod 42 which 1s arranged to rock and which has its ends bent to project laterally and downwardly as at 43. For a purpose to be presently explained the cover is formed at its front and rear edges and adjacent that end from which the rack bars project, with notches 44. At this point it will be clear that after the cover has been slid to the ri rht in Fig. 2 until the pawls 39 engage wlth the respective stops 41, it will be held against return movement to closed position but it is of course necessary to provide some means whereby the pawls may be disengaged from the stops and the cover released when a person arises from the seat. This means is embodied in a member supported for rocking movement upon the top 11 and this member is preferably formed from a suitable length of rod or bar of metal bent to form spaced arms 45 and a connecting portion 46. Pivot pins 47 are passed through the arms 45 at points between their A shelf 28 1s sup orted beneath the topy ends and are secured in the top 11 so that the .member as a whole is supported for rocking movement. The connecting portion 46 of the member extends beneath the adjacent side of the upper or yieldably supported section of the seat and is fitted pivotally through eye members 48 secured upon the underside of the late 34. The free ends of the arms 45 are ntttoward each other'as at 50 and downwardly at right angles as at 51 and thence as at 52, toward each other and parallel to their portions 50, and it is preferable that the portions 52 seat in recesses 53 1n the upper side of the top 11.

It will be apparent from an inspection of position above the l end Fig. `1 `of the drawings that when the cover is moved to open position the ends 43 of the rod 49. carrying t e pawls 39 will assume a rtions 50 of the arms 45 and that the note ies 44 will then be located laterally beyond the )ortions or fin- "ers 52 of the said aims. ie parts being in this position, a person using the closet and imposing his weight upon the upper section thereof, will depress the section, thereby swinging down the connecting port-ion 46 of the member 'j ust described. Upon such movement of the members the fingers or end portions 50 of the arms 45 will be moved upwardly and will press forwardly against the ends 43 of the rod 42 thereby disengaging the pawls from the stops 41. This releases the cover which then moves toward the occupant of the seat until the fingers 52 engage in the notches 44, whereupon the seat will be held stationary and against closing movement. As soon however, as the user of the closet arises from the seat, the upward or return movement of the yieldably supported section of the seat will result in corresponding movement of the inner ends of the arms 45 and in a downward swinging movement of their outer endsso that the lingers 52 will be disengaged from the notches 44, whereupon the. weight 3S will act to automatically move the cover to closed position.

The hopper of the closet is indicated by the numeral 54 and is illustrated as supported u n the fioor or other foundation upon which the closet is built or arranged and this hopper is provided near its front with a partition 54' which is inclined downwardly and forwardly and which at its lower end is located relatively close to the forward side of t-he said hopper. A pipe 54 is fitted in the bottom of the hopper bctween the forward side thereof and the partition 54 and is arranged to discharge at any convenient point. The fact will be appreciated bv reference to Fig. 3 of the drawings that tie partition 54" serves to divide the hopper into front and rear compartments and by reason of the relative location of these compartments, the user of the closet may use the forward one as a urinal whereas the rear one is designed to receive the excrement.

As before stated, means is provided for feeding disinfectant to the hop ier and thc reservoir for this disinfectant is indicated by the numeral 55 and is mounted upon the cover 24 in the manner clearly shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings, the cover being irovided willi an opening 24* receivin the ischar re spout 55 leading from the iottom of the ho iper, which bottom is inclined from all si( es as shown in said figure. At its top the hopper is provided with an opening through which the disinfectant may be introduced and this opening is normally closed by a cover 55". A shaft 56 is journaled for rotation in the upper end of the discharge spout 55 and carries a spiral stirrer blade, 5T which, upon rotation of the shaft, serves to loosen the disinfectant and feed the same downwardly through the spout. Loosely mounted upon the rear end of the shaft 56 is a pinion 58 meshing` with a rack 59 upon the upper side of the top 1l. Fixed upon the sha-ft is a ratchet 60 engaged by a pawl 6l upon the pinion 5S, means being thus provided for clutching the inion for rotation with the shaft in one direction but permitting of its backward rotation without affecting the shaft. The rack 59 is clearly shown in Fig. 9 of the drawings and is provided with teeth for only a relatively short portion of its length so that the shaft 56 will be rotated when the cover .24 practically reaches its closed position. It is preferable that the cover 24 be su ported for travel by means of rollers and tiese rollers are indicated in the drawings by the numeral (i9. and travel in grooves (33 in the upper side of the top 11.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a closet, a. seat, a paper storage holder at one side of the seat, a cover mounted for sliding movement above the seat, and means actuated by a movement of the cover from one position to another for feeding paper from the storage holder, across the seat.

2. In a closet, a seat, a paper storage holder at. one side of the seat, a cover mounted for sliding movement above the seat, a paper receptacle at t-lie op osite side of the seat, and means actuated y the movement of the cover from one position to another for feeding paper from the storage holder across the seat and into the receptacle.

3. In a closet., a seat, a paper storage compartment at one side of the seat, a paper receptacle at the other side of the scat, paper feedinfr mechanism at the last mentioned side of the seat arranged to be actuated to draw paper from the storage compartment across the seat and deposit the same into the receptacle, a cover mounted for sliding movement above the seat, and means actuated by tlie movement of the cover for actuating said paper feeding mechanism.

4. In a closet, a scat having a depressible section, a cover arranged above the seat and movable to open and closed positions, means normally acting to hold the cover in closed position, means for holding the cover in open position, and means actuated by the movement of the dcpressible section of the seat for rendering the cover holding means inoperative.

5. In a closet, a scat having a depressiblc section, a cover mounted above the seat and movable to open and closed positions, means normally holding the cover in closed position, means arranged to hold the cover in open position, and means arranged upon the depression of t-lie said section of the seat to render the cover holding means inoperative.

6. In a closet, a seat, a cover mounted above the seat and movable to open and closed positions, means normally holding the cover in closed position, means arranged to hold the cover when moved to open position, means actuated by the depression of the said section of the seat to render the cover holding means inoperative, and means also arranged for actuation by de ression of the said section of the seat to hol the cover against movement to closed position after the means for holding the cover in open posit-ion has been rendered inoperative.

7. In a closet, a seat, a cover mounted for slidingr movement above the seat, means normally tending to slide the cover to closed position, means arranged to hold the cover in open position, and means acting upon the imposition of weight upon the seat, to render inoperative the means for holding the cover in open position.

S. In a closet, a seat, a cover mounted for sliding movement above the scat, means normally tending to slide the cover t0 closed position, means arranged to hold the cover in open position, and means acting upon the imposition of weight upon the seat, to render inoperative the means for holding the cover in o en position and to subsequently act to hol the cover against return movenient to closed position.

9. In a closet, a seat having a depressible section, a cover mounted for slidiii movement above the seat, means normal y liold ing the cover in closed position and tending to slide the same to closed position after its movement to open position, an abutment, a

pawl carried by the cover and arranged to engage with the abutment whereby to hold the cover against return movement to closed posit-ion, and means arranged upon the depression of the said section of the seat to disengage the pawl from the said abutment.

10. In a closet, a seat having a depressible section, a cover mounted for slidino movement above the scat, means normalljy holding the cover in closed position and tending to slide the s-.ime to closed position after its movement'to open position, an abutment, a pawl carried by the cover and arranged to engage with the abutment whereby to hold the cover against return movement to closed position, means arranged upon the depression of the said section of the seat to disengnge the pawl from the said abutment, and means arranged to act subsequent to the disengagement of the pawl from the abutment, to restrain the cover against return movement to closed posit-ion.

11. In a closet, a seat, a cover mounted for sliding movement above the seat, the seat having a fixed section and a depressible section, an abutment carried bythe xed section of the seat, a iawl carried by the cover and engageablc with the abutment to hold the cover in open iosition, means normally tending to move tiie cover to closed position, an abutment carried by the cover, and a menibcr mounted to rock upon the fixed section of the scat and arranged for actuation by the depression of the said de ressible section ot the seat, the said inem er having a portion arranffed to disengage the pawl from the abutment upon depression of the last mentioned sect-ion of the seat and a portion arranged to subsequently engage with the abutment upon the cover whereby to restrain the cove against return movement to closed position.

In testimony whereof I atliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JACOB J. KLEIN. [as] Witnesses:

DAN Mouais, R. M. BAiiNi-ir.

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